Scott May vs. Alfredo Simon — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alfredo Simon built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alfredo Simon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. By the career numbers, Alfredo Simon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott May and Alfredo Simon

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.55
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.55
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
4.56
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.41
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.22
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.12
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
6.14
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3372
39.16
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
4.94
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.66
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3002
34.86
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Scott May and Alfredo Simon

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
2.96
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.08
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.75
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.86
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott May and Alfredo Simon

Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1500
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
523.53
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.94
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
35.29
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
9.03
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.82
-10.7
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
211.76
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfredo Simon
Career
Per 600 PA